Ayiroor is a village in Thiruvananthapuram district

Thiruvananthapuram district

Thiruvananthapuram District is the southernmost district of the Indian state of Kerala. It came into existence in the year 1957. The headquarters is the city of Thiruvananthapuram which is also the capital city of Kerala....

 in the state of Kerala

Kerala

or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....

, India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

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"Ayroor" is the most commonly used spelling.

This village is famous for its temple

Temple

A temple is a structure reserved for religious or spiritual activities, such as prayer and sacrifice, or analogous rites. A templum constituted a sacred precinct as defined by a priest, or augur. It has the same root as the word "template," a plan in preparation of the building that was marked out...

s. There are three famous temples in this village: Anjumurthy temple, Thrimpallur temple and Kochu Thampratti temple. The name 'Ayiroor' itself originates from 'Anjumurthy', which means five idols.

In the Ayiroor village, a place named 'Ayroor' located more than 100 Feet above the sea level,is one of the beautiful place to watch. Hills and valleys and the famous St.Thomas Church are main attractions of Ayroor. The Lake and Sea views from the Church compound is really unforgettable. One of the oldest school in the village - St.Thomas U.P.S, also situated here.

Ayiroor is on the banks of the river Ayiroorpuzha, one of the smallest rivers in Kerala. On the southwest side of this village is the Edavanadayara lake. There is one nationalized bank—Indian Overseas Bank

Indian Overseas Bank

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. Educational institutions include Government Upper Primary School, Government Higher Secondary School Palayamkunnu and Mahatma Gandhi

Mahatma Gandhi

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 Memorial Model School. There are also a few private hospitals. Varkala-Ayroor- Parippally and Varkala-Ayroor-Paravoor roads pass through this village. The people of Ayiroor are generally employed in the service sector. A large proportion of them work outside India, mainly in the Middle East

Middle East

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 and the United Kingdom

United Kingdom

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. There are a few cashew nut factories in this village. The nearest railway station is in Varkala

Varkala

Varkala is a coastal town and municipality in Thiruvananthapuram district situated in the Indian state of Kerala. It is located 50 kilometres north-west of Thiruvananthapuram and 37 km south-west of Kollam city.Varkala is the only place in southern Kerala where cliffs are found adjacent to...

. The village has one post office and one telephone exchange.